Pot-lid.



No. 869,746. PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907,.

' E. E. SPOTTSWOOD.

POT LID.

APPLICATION FILED APB.12.1906.

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POT-LID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed April 12, 1906. Serial No. 311,210.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. SPoT'rswooD, a citi zen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen, in the State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pot- Lids;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pot lids or covers.

It is well known that in common use pot lids which are invariably ofsheet metal, and as at present constructed, have no means for hangingthem up when not in use, and have no means for lifting and handling themwhen highly heated in use, except the small centrally disposed wirebail, wh ch in use generally becomes so hot that the operator has toemploy a table ork to lift the lid and suspend it while examining thesteaming contents of the pot on which it is used.

Theobject, therefore, of my invention is to provide a :heap, simple,convenient pot id having an improved neans that will enable the operatorto hang it up when 101; in use, and to convenient y lift and suspend theid 11 use, without the aid of a table fork or other tool, .nd withoutdanger of burning or steaming the hand of he operator and which meanscan readily be folded nto a compact diametric position for shipment orstorge My present invention consists of a pot-lid body of he usualcontour and constluction, on the upper face f which is pivotally mounteda radially arranged andle, provided with adjustable means for forming aolding engagement with the adgacent edge of the lid.

The principal novel feature of my invention resides 1 the constructionand cooperation of the pivoted andle and the means for securing the samein its raially extended position for use.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts roughout the severalviews, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention with. epivoted handle in the-position proper in packing e lid for shipment orstorage. 7 Fig. 2 is also a perective view of the same, showing thepivoted handle its rigid holding position, and also showing the lidgaging means in dotted outline at the limit of its tward adjustment.Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side 3w of the pivoted handle in itsholding engagement th the lid, which is in vertical section on the line:c of Fig. 2, and the outer end of the handle being ken away. Fig. 4 isan enlarged perspective detail the longitudinally adjustable lidengaging means.

. The lid 1 of any proper form, dimensions and material is preferably ofthe usual contour and provided with the concentric strengthening beads2, and the centrally arranged pivoted wire bail or handle 3 of the usualconstruction.

My improved handle 4 of any proper form and material is preferably madeof a single piece of wire whose ends are brought together at its forwardend in any suitable manner. The outer end 5 of the handle 4 is in theform of a loop to give it greater strength, afford a proper hand hold,and afford a convenient means for hanging up the lid when not in use.

The handle 4 near .ts inner end, is preferably vertically bent, as shownat 6 in Fig. 3, to better conform to the usual irregu arity of the potlid surface, and it has its inner end pivotally mounted in a suitablefixed bearing 7 on the upper face of the lid at a suitable distance fromthe edge of the lid.

On that portion of the handle which is adjacent to the edge of the lidwhen extended, is slidably mounted the means for rigidly securing thehandle 4 in its -extended position, and consists of a clip 8 which isadjustably mounted on the handle in any suitable manner, and is providedupon its forward end with a pendent forwardly extended lip9 adapted toform a holding engagement with the adjacent edge of the lid, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3.

The manner of employing my invention thus described is obvious, andbriefly stated is as follows: When it is desired to pack my improvedlids compactly in quantities for shipment or storage, the handle 4 isthrown back upon the lid in the position shown in Fig. 1. Thehousekeeper can also readily place the pivoted handle in that positionif desired when the lid is not in use.

When it is desired to use the lid in the usual manner the operatorswings the handle 4 outwardly into the extended position shown in Fig.2, with the engaging clip 8 in the position shown in dotted outline,after which he slips or adjusts the clip forward into its holdingposition, shown in Figs. 2 and 3 with the lip 9 firmly engaged with thelower face of the adjacent beaded edge of the lid 1. In this positionthe handle 4 will be kept at all times comparatively cool, and the lidcan be handled and inverted at pleasure without danger of burning orsteaming the hand. By leaving the handle in this rigid extended positionit forms a very convenient means for suspending the lid from a hook ornail, which cannot be done with pot lids as at present con- 'structed.

While the clip shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is the preferred form which Iemploy, many other modified forms of such holding means can readilybedevised without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention,

which consists in a pot lid or vessel cover consisting of a singlecircular plate provided with a hinged handle adapted to rest upon thelid diametrically for shipment or storage, and to be rigidly secured inan extended radial position for use.

Having thus described my invention and the manner of employing the same,What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A vessel cover formed of a single plate a handle hinged upon the upperface of the cover between its center and its perimeter, whereby it isadapted to be folded diametrically thereon substantially within itscircumference, the said handle being also adapted to be extended in aradial position and means for securing the handle in its extendedposition, consisting of a longitudinally slidable clip mounted on thehandle and provided with a projecting lip adapted to holdingly engagethe lower face of thecover at its perimeter. 4

Signed by me at Fort Wayne in the county of Allen State of Indiana this2nd day of April A. D. 1906 EDWIN E. SPOTTSWOOD.

Witnesses AUGUSTA VinnnG, ETHEL M, COOKE.

